Madalina would have turned 14 years old on April 11 of this year; instead, she has been missing since 2022. Cojocari was just 11 years old when she mysteriously disappeared after she got off a school bus in Mecklenburg County in the town of Cornelius. Her case, like other missing person cases, is very suspicious,…
The National Forest Serial Killer
Gary Michael Hilton was born on November 22, 1946, in Atlanta, Georgia. Hilton was a drifter who was characterized by his unsavory looks of pure evil. He was known to terrorize mountain trails along the eastern United States in Georgia and North Carolina. On October 21, 2007, an elderly couple in Horse Shoe, North Carolina,…
The “Toy-Box” Killer
David Parker Ray was born on November 6, 1939, in Belen, New Mexico. Ray would later become a gifted mechanic, but his early days were not kind to him, as he was often a victim of bullying for his shyness around girls, which resulted in Ray abusing alcohol and other drugs. During his teenage years,…
The 1983 Cold Case of Russell Anthony and Lisa Thompson
Kershaw is a small town nestled in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Life moves at a slower pace, and everyone seems to know each other, like in other small rural towns across the state. So, when this double homicide occurred, it left the 2,000 residents who call Kershaw home and those in Lancaster County speechless. In…
Patrick Tracy Burris’s Crime Spree in the Summer of 2009
It has been 16 years since Patrick Tracy Burris went on a crime spree in Gaffney, South Carolina. For more than a week in the summer of 2009, serial killer Patrick Tracy Burris terrorized Cherokee County. His crime spree took many back to the late 1960s, when the Gaffney Strangler wreaked havoc on the same…
The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings
The Gilgo Beach serial killings were a series of murders in Long Island, New York, which spanned from 1993 to 2011. Many of the victims’ remains were found over months in late 2010 and 2011 during a police search of the area after victim Shannon Gilbert ran from the house of a client. No one knows what…
The Tragic Murder and Haunting of the Old Lincoln Academy
The Tragic Murder and Haunting of the Old Lincoln Academy The old site where the Lincoln Academy once stood, near Kings Mountain, North Carolina, is home to a tragic murder and haunting. Kathleen Smiley, from Atlanta, was found tied to a tree near the abandoned building on April 21, 1974, many years after the historic…
Legend of The Fort Fisher Hermit
One of the more interesting figures from North Carolina history is Robert E. Harrill, who is known to many as the Fort Fisher Hermit. Harrill was born on February 2, 1893, in Shelby, North Carolina. His early life was turbulent after being raised in an abusive family, and dealing with many struggles into adulthood. His…
The Taco Bell Strangler Was Born In This S.C. Town
In 1994, black women were becoming victims of violent rapes and murders in Charlotte, N.C. There were 11 victims, to be exact, of Henry Louis Wallace, who was eventually called The Taco Bell Strangler. Henry Louis Wallace was born in Barnwell, South Carolina. He was raised by his mother, Lottie Mae Wallace, who was known…